Line #60 Webcomic/DatingATeamMagmaGrunt


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4	An ongoing ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''-based doujinshi styled comedy {{webcomic}} written and drawn by South Korean artist [[https://twitter.com/Goober__man Gooberman]], ''Dating a Team Magma Grunt'' follows the events of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Omega Ruby]]'' focusing on the developing romance between Brendan (the male protagonist of Ruby and Sapphire) and the titular Magma Grunt, NoNameGiven[[note]]Gooberman refers to her as Miss Team Magma out of universe[[/note]].
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6	A year after Brendan [[ToBeAMaster won the Pokémon League]] and stopped Team Magma from destroying the world, one of the team's grunts began dating the young trainer, despite their rather obvious {{age gap\| romance}} and their past antagonism with each other. The story doesn't dive much farther than that, mainly focusing on comedy and brief mini-arcs revolving around the obstacles the young couple face in their new relationship to keep readers invested.
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8	As of mid-2015, the webcomic has been placed on a temporary hiatus due to Gooberman being sent to the Korean military to fulfill a two-year mandatory service (as is required by all male Korean citizens). The translator informs readers that while Gooberman will continue to try and update as best he can, a very long delay should be expected.
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10	[[https://twitter.com/kdk5011/status/1076163169884692481 As of January 2019]], Gooberman appears to have resumed work on this doujinshi, as seen by this Twitter post.
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12	As of February 16th, 2019, English translations of Chapters 1 through 11 have been released.
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15	!!Tropes used in this work:
16	* TheAce: Brendan. He is the Pokemon Champion after all.
17	* AffectionateParody: Of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Ruby]]'', namely its ''Omega Ruby'' remake.
18	* ApologyGift: After fighting in Chapter 9, Brendan bought a bunch of Jigglypuff plushies (one of which was at least four feet tall).
19	* AscendedMeme: The opening of Chapter 10 mockingly quotes IGN's infamous "too much water" remark from their ''ORAS'' review.
20	--> One of the many special features about Hoenn is the abundant natural vistas allowed by its tropical climate. Amongst those, the most noticeable is water. In fact, some might remark that there's "too much water".
21	* BaitAndSwitchSentiment: When Courtney asks Maxie what his feelings are towards her, he plainly states that he likes her. And Tabitha. ''And'' everyone else in Team Magma.
22	* BeachEpisode: Chapter 10 and 11.
23	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The whole reason the Magma Grunt fell for Brendan.
24	* BrickJoke: In Chapter 9, the Magma Grunt and Brendan apparently had an argument after he compared her to an Octillery. In Chapter 11, the pair come across a whole school of Octillery in a cave, and Brendan jokes that they think the Grunt is one of them.
25	* ChastityCouple: Brendan and the Magma Grunt. Justified in that she's in her twenties while Brendan is ''barely in his teens''. The most we see is a (barely) offscreen first kiss in Chapter 8.
26	* ChildhoodFriends: Before her family moved to Pastoria, the Magma Grunt was best friends with Roxanne, as in the ''Gym Leader.'' Mildly deconstructed in that it was only because they were the only kids in the area, though the two do care for one another.
27	* CurbStompBattle: Both Pokémon battles that have been shown in the comic ended after a single attack.
28	* DarkHorseVictory: [[spoiler: When the Magma Grunt and Aqua Grunt compete for Brendan in a Pokémon contest, a female version of ''Tobias'' [[note]]That guy from the anime who beat Ash with a Darkrai and a Latios[[/note]] wins.]]
29	* DisproportionateRetribution: In Chapter 4, after the Aqua Grunt insults the Magma Grunt and Team Magma, Brendan decides to challenge her to battle, saying [[ExactWords he'll only use a single Fire/Ground type.]] [[spoiler: He uses ''Primal Groudon.'']]
30	* EmotionlessGirl: Courtney could very well be mistaken for a robot half the time. However, [[NotSoStoic she shows signs of emotion around Maxie]]. This was especially obvious when he [[spoiler: seemingly]] refused to eat the pie she wanted to feed him.
31	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: What's the comic about? TitleDrop, roll credits...
32	* FakeOutOpening: Chapter 9 appears to reveal that [[spoiler:the Magma Grunt had just been using Brandon to get her hands on Primal Groudon, in order to restore Team Magma to full strength. This is driven home by the chapter's cover [[WhamShot depicting a shattered photograph with the caption "Dated a Team Magma Grunt"]].]] Then she and Brendan shout [[BreakingTheFourthWall "April Fools!"]], and we're told that the ''real'' Chapter 9 is still to come.
33	* FirstKiss: ''Heavily implied''[[note]]From what we see, it's either them kissing, or them pressing their faces against each other[[/note]] when Magma Grunt asks this as her prize from Brendan, whose confident demeanor is shaken up for the first time. Lisia actually witnesses the kiss with a blush. Roxanne later claims that the Magma Grunt had phoned her to excitedly gush about said first kiss.
34	* FlightOfRomance: Brendan takes the Magma Grunt flying on Mega Latios.
35	* GreenEyedMonster: When Magma Grunt saw Brendan with May, she was initially suspicious, but her worries were proven for naught. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] upon meeting Lisia, where she came across as this when in actuality she was just tense from working up the nerve to ask for an autograph (being a really big fan.)
36	* HiddenDepths: Despite her rough appearance, Aqua Grunt is also a fan of Lisia and manages to be surprisingly cute while performing in a Pokémon contest.
37	* HypocriticalHumor: Aqua Grunt calls Magma Grunt a deviant for having a 13 year old boyfriend when she had just been flirting with Brendan.
38	** Also, when the Team Magma Grunt refers to Roxanne (her best friend and the Gym Leader) as a crybaby with a big forehead, text boxes point out that she is also this. Might explain why they're friends after all.
39	* ItAmusedMe: If it's not contests, Lisia's got this on her mind. Why did she not interfere with the Grunts fighting over Brendan?
40	--> '''Lisia''': ... This looks like fun, so I'm just gonna watch.
41	* ImagineSpot: In Part 3, after Norman says he wants to battle the Magma Grunt, she imagines him curb-stomping her Numel with the legendary "Asuraghostmon" and herself lying on the ground with swirly eyes as he says, "You're too weak to be together with my son! Break up immediately!"
42	* LoveAtFirstPunch: Magma Grunt fell in love with Brendan when he lent her a caring hand... After annihilating her without even giving her a chance to attack in a Pokemon battle. Aqua Grunt fell in love with Brendan after he [[CurbStompBattle utterly]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill destroyed]] [[OlympusMons her]] in a Pokémon battle.
43	* LoveTriangle: Brendan and the Magma Grunt are very much in love, but there's an Aqua Grunt who also has her sights set on Brendan. He's not interested.
44	* MeetTheInLaws: Chapter 6 has Magma Grunt meeting Brendan's parents (it was entirely unplanned, Norman just happened to be passing by when the two of them were on a date and invited her over for dinner). Despite the very obvious age gap, his parents approve.
45	* MuggingTheMonster: Due to Steven generally taking his spot as champion, Aqua Grunt doesn't recognize that Brendan is the League Champion when he challenges her to a match.
46	* NoNameGiven: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]; The titular Grunt has a name, but the author makes an effort to keep it (as well as her age) a mystery. All we do know is she was an Aroma Lady before joining Team Magma.
47	* NotSoDifferentRemark: The Magma Grunt and her best friend, the gym leader Roxanne. Despite the former being a former criminal and basic trainer and the latter being a responsible school teacher and gym leader, they're best friends. While Roxanne says this was because it was because they were the only kids, it's noted that both of them have crybaby-personalities and are sensitive to how other people think about them while also having large foreheads.
48	* ObliviousToLove: Maxie is completely oblivious to Courtney's attempts to flirt with him.
49	* OhCrap: The Magma Grunt freaks out when she realizes that Courtney not only saw her with Brendan, but also saw her Courtney impression.
50	* OlympusMons: Brendan has a Latios and a [[spoiler: Groudon]], in keeping with his portrayal as a player character in ORAS.
51	* ParentalSubstitute: Magma Grunt muses that she thinks of Maxie as her father figure.
52	* SecretRelationship: Magma Grunt ''tries'' to keep her relationship with Brendan a secret, but this doesn't even last a single chapter because Courtney saw the two of them together. Thankfully, her superiors don't actually care.
53	* SeriousBusiness: Brendan challenges the Team Aqua Grunt to a duel for making fun of his girlfriend. Silly, but standard for ''Pokémon''. Using [[spoiler:[[OlympusMons Groudon]]]] is not standard.
54	** Lisia, of course, treats contests seriously. She manipulated the Grunts into fighting for Brendan to get them into contests... and because [[ItAmusedMe it was fun]].
55	* ShipperOnDeck: Lisia, and she was loving every minute of it.
56	* ShoutOut: The cover of chapter 9 is Magma Grunt and Roxanne doing the ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'' pose.
57	* SickeninglySweethearts: Brendan and the Grunt are still lovey-dovey even during the Team Magma reunion. The jealousy from everyone is palpable.
58	* SleepCute: Chapter 9 ends with Brendan and the Magma Grunt sleeping up against the massive Jigglypuff plushie Brendan bought as an ApologyGift.
59	* SpitTake: The Aqua Grunt's reaction to the Magma Grunt tripping up on-stage.
60	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Brendan has no qualms using [[spoiler: '''''PRIMAL GROUDON''''']] to put a Team Aqua Grunt in her place when she upsets his girlfriend.
61	* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Implied and lampshaded in Chapter 10, when the Magma Grunt - who is wearing nothing but a bikini - takes out her wallet. Brendan wonders where she was keeping it.
62	** Also shows up in Chapter 11, where she has at least one Pokeball on her, while Brendan had to leave all of his at home because he couldn't carry them wearing swim trunks.

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